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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nabokov disappointed to hear that one of his tutors marries a peasant girl?
(a) He thinks he should have married one of his sisters.
(b) He thinks he should have married someone in a higher social class.
(c) He thinks of his tutors as people devoted to their art or profession.
(d) He thinks he should have married his aunt.

2. What is the common name for Boletusoften?
(a) Blue grass.
(b) Tube mushrooms.
(c) Tropical hibiscus.
(d) Red geraniums.

3. What does Nabokov remember about his father's remarkable writing ability?
(a) He is very poetic.
(b) He has beautiful handwriting.
(c) He could spell any word.
(d) He could write sentence after sentence without correction.

4. What do both Vladimir's writings on technical matters as well as philosophical have in common?
(a) They are filled with mistakes.
(b) They have the same steadiness of thought.
(c) They are both boring.
(d) They are inspiring.

5. What is seen as a dreaded event?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Writing.
(c) Speaking in public.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nabokov's family live until his father's death in 1922?

2. From where does Mademoiselle come?

3. For whom is young Vladimir mistaken?

4. To what simple rule does Nabokov's mother ascribe?

5. What does Vladimir do before hurrying young Nabokov along to school?

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